Off Topic Forum

I'm doing a project to find out how Google Maps gets its pictues. I found that they got the platform from telcontar, now I just need to know how much satellite pics of the whole world cost. I searched, nothing. I know it's off-topic, probrable off-site!

see the video here.

so funny!

you guys should check it out, it is so cool!! it is nearly flawless emulation of the vista user interface all the way down the the "Windows Aero" effects!!!

its Schweet!

Linky!

Are cards (CompactFlash/Memory Stick/xD/et al) significantly faster (read/write speed) than regular USB flash drives (without a reader/adapter)? Also, how well do readers perform against regular flash drives? I know that card speeds will vary by type and model, but I want to know how they perform in general against conventional USB flash drives.

I'd like to honor those who perished that one fateful day at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941, to the Japanese kamikazes. I know that most people don't really hold this day to any significance, but over 2,388 people were killed. One attack, so many people killed.

I'm not sure where we would be, or even if we would be, if the United States had not rebounded so quickly as we did. I know that many of you may not be Americans, but still. It was an awful day in world history, and should be remembered with gratitude towards all troops supporting their countries.

Before we hijack sargentsiler's thread anymore, what do you like to eat?

Pizza- with afore mentioned meat (I have teeth, and canines, thus I eat meat), some mushrooms (not to many, just to add food to the pizza), black olives, and cheese.

Its good cold the day after to!

I just beat the first stage of MacHeist 2 (with help frop my iFriend who loves Mac stuff). It's great. If you want to play, here's the link: http://www.macheist.com

For those of you who don't know

"Last December, Mac users around the world participated in what became to be known as the most explosive Mac indie software event in history...

Tens of thousands of users participated in MacHeist missions, discovering clues, solving puzzles, and winning free software prizes. And when the fuse ran out, we unveiled the best software deal in Mac history.

This is WAY off topic, but does anyone here own a smartphone?

I am looking at purchasing one for work and am swimming in options. I thought buying a computer was complicated.

Any suggestions.

Trying to stay under $300. There seem to be many options on eBay for that price.

So, Im planning to get a portable hard drive soon (since it just was my birthday and Christmas is comming soon) and I was wondering which one I should get. Any sugestions?

What I would like is a Portable HD that can:
not cost more than 200 u.s. dollars
fit in a large pocket (as on a hoodie or coat)
not need a power cable in order to run on most machines
be at least 50 gigs or more in memory size

How would one go about connecting to a computer that is behind a router that does not have port forwarding (I HATE my router but my parents won't buy another one).
For example I am at a computer with an IP address of 78.63.49.174 and I want to connect to a computer with the IP address of 75.66.47.255 that is behind a router that ID's the local computer as 192.168.15.4. How could I access that computer remotely without installing any software on the destination pc?

*NOTE: The IP Addresses are NOT REAL and are used only for the purpose of this post